...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THE
SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR
ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.
* MAIN IMPACT...THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THIS WILL ALLOW
SNOW TO QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADS MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDS BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING.
* OTHER IMPACTS...DUE TO THE HIGH LIQUID CONTENT OF THE SNOW...
THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN SHOVELING.
THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY ALSO LEAD TO WEIGHTED DOWN BRANCHES AND
POWER LINES.
